Chapter 250: The Jealous Boys (Part 1)

Wang Yuan, with a cigarette in his mouth, seemed ecstatic, almost frenzied.

The surrounding boys were similarly drawn to Shen Lingyao, each asking for her contact information with either high hopes or humility.

Shen Lingyao was in a panic, constantly waving her small hands in refusal, standing on her tiptoes, and her beautiful eyes searched for Zhao Qingfeng’s figure.

At this moment, Zhao Qingfeng had just left the dormitory, his face serious as he answered a call from Cai Shuwen, discussing the specific functions of a future crucial social networking platform.

Currently,

the basic functions of the social networking platform had been defined.

The overall framework had also been developed.

After a period of ‘restructuring,’ the project team had grown to five people: the technical director Cai Shuwen, product manager Li Zhi, backend developer Zhang Jiuqing, frontend developer Wang Shumin, and UI developer Guo Chongyuan.

Strictly speaking, Zhao Qingfeng could be considered both a product manager and technical director.

After all, he had single-handedly planned and implemented the entire framework and driven the overall project.

Cai Shuwen was excited, reconfirming the detailed functions they had previously discussed.

“Mr. Zhao, for the functions, we’re about to implement these six: message bar, address book, friends circle, shake, local business circle, and mini programs.”

The message bar and address book were self-explanatory.

However, the friends circle was not the familiar one like WeChat’s Moments that would come later.

It was intended to start with university campuses as the main focus, based on FACEBOOK, dividing into classes, campuses, and local forums.

In the future,

every university student verified through real-name registration could post and reply within these circles.

Furthermore,

once users reached a certain level of elevation,

they could even create their own circles, like English circles, beauty circles, black silk circles, etc., though whether to allow too much borderline content would need to be decided later.

The shake function was the same as WeChat’s Shake.

University life was vibrant for both boys and girls, always filled with youthful impulses and explorations of sexuality. When night fell, it was inevitable for boys and girls who knew each other to huddle under the blankets, fantasizing about their youthful hormones.

Shake was an excellent way for strangers of opposite sexes to make random contact, whether for meeting up or hookups.

Regarding mini programs,

they could link to many third-party modules like games, music, videos in the future, which would also be a main direction for the platform’s profitability.

Another point worth mentioning,

the message bar and address book, these two main instant friendship and communication modules, although they seem ordinary, faced immense pressure.

The largest instant messaging software in China at the time was QQ.

With QQ dominating the market and millions of users,

considering the nearly trillion-dollar market value of Tencent in the previous life, once the social networking software was launched, it would inevitably lead to a fierce battle, and it was still unknown who would win or lose, which also brought considerable pressure to Zhao Qingfeng.

But,

as the saying goes,

youth is without regret, and one must strive in life!

It’s like two martial artists facing off.

At this time, QQ could be considered a long-renowned swordsman in the martial arts world.

While Zhao Qingfeng was just a greenhorn.

He could not be fearful, nor could he admit defeat.

Not just because ‘a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers,’ but also because ‘in a narrow path, the brave wins!’

Moreover, as the old saying goes,

it’s endlessly delightful to compete against the heavens, the earth, and other people.

Without opponents, where is the fun?

Zhao Qingfeng quickly arranged the following development direction with full confidence.

Li Zhi, somewhat puzzled, took the phone and asked, “Little Zhao, why insist on real-name verification? It’s a barrier that might stop many people.”

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